Basil Read Mining / Blasting & Excavating (Pty) Ltd.

blasting & excavating, or b&e, is the benchmark in the drilling and blasting industry in southern africa. mission it remains the strategy and mission of b&e to continue to offer our clients a superior, cost effective and safe service which exceeds their expectations. we take pride in our motivated and focused teams, who consider the success of our strategy a personal responsibility. our people b&e is proud of its people, and its people are proud to be associated with b&e. the company employs a full spectrum of specialist employees, dedicated to the success of the company. this dynamic and motivated team includes civil engineers, mechanical engineers, blasting, explosive and mechanical technicians, through to well trained and experienced operators, drivers and explosive handlers. it is these people that give the company the capacity to take on challenging contracts.